Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD
Optometrist · Hamilton, MT
Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Hamilton, Montana, and NPI 1053897397, issued on Jul 18, 2018. Check the license (Montana 4612, as entered in NPPES) with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Chisholm Qualls
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 4612 MT
985 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 820 W Main St, Hamilton, MT 59840
- Phone
- (406) 363-2020
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230726003013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pacific University - College Of Optometry, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 820 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dirk Beyer, O.D.Optometrist1699722249
- Mariah Mitman, ODOptometrist1366938771
- Robert Wilkins, O.D.Optometrist1427462712
Verify Christopher Chisholm Qualls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this profession
Search for license 4612Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost15 claims
- Fluorometholone14 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate13 claims
- Cephalexin12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $114.91
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Beyer Big Sky Optical, IncHamilton, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Chisholm Qualls among 245 optometrist records in Montana
Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD is one of 245 optometrist records with a practice address in Montana. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Hamilton
They are 6 of the 399 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamilton, and 245 optometrist records in Montana.
All 245 in Montana → Every provider in Hamilton → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dirk Beyer, O.D.Hamilton, MT 598401699722249
- Philip Goicoechea, ODHamilton, MT 598401558356824
- Mariah Mitman, ODHamilton, MT 598401366938771
- Robert Wilkins, O.D.Hamilton, MT 598401427462712
- Richard Zavoda, O.D.Hamilton, MT 598401144319955
- John Hutchison, ODCorvallis, MT 598281477592509
- Brett Mildenberger, O.D.Corvallis, MT 598281578755856
- William Shull, ODPlains, MT 598591871648899
Common questions
What is Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD's NPI number?
Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053897397, issued on Jul 18, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 820 W Main St, Hamilton, MT, 59840. Phone: (406) 363-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 4612, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Chisholm Qualls, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.